Wind-propelled toy



June 1 1926.

' 1,586,641 I. APPELMAN WIND PROPELLED TOY Filed July 15 1925 INVENTOR \saac Appelman 7 5; ORNEYS Patented June 1, 1926.

- UNITE STATES TENT OFFICE;

ISAAC APPELMAN, or BRQOKLYN, new YORK, Assre von "r PREMIER s'PEoIAL'rY b 00., or BROOKLYN, NEW YonK,

A conronA'rioN OF NEW YORK.

WIND-PROPELLED TOY.

Application filed July 15, 192 5. serial 'ltlfo; 43,729.

This invention relates to a wind propelled toy and relatesv more particularlyto an improved wind wheel toy in which the wind propelled devices operate other members,

such as toy figures or the like;

The principal objects of my present invention comprehend the provision of a wind wheel toy of the character in which the wind propelled wheels are co-related with other members such as toy figures for setting thev latter into operation when the wind whe el is rotated, the improvements consisting 1n the provision of means associating the wind.

propelled devices with the operable figure so thatthe said figure may be operated in a hindering the rotation or operation of the wind propellediwheel, inthe. further provision of means wherebythe operated mem-. her or figure maybe positioned into or out ofco action with the wind propelled wheel at the will of the userso-that the wind wheel may be operated separately and independent of the toy figure, and the still further provision of an improved wind wheel or pin wheel in which the aforesaid parts are associated in a simple way with a minimum of operative connections therebetween,- whereby a toy'having a simplelaw of operation is provided which may be manufactured with uniformity by quantity production methods at avery low cost.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as may hereinafter appear, the invention consists in the elements and their relation one to the other, as hereinafter particularly 7 described and sought to be defined in the claims; reference being had to the accompanying drawing which shows the preferred embodiment of my invention, and in which Fig. 1 is a perspective" view of the "improved wind wheel toy of my invention, and

Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Referring now more in detail tothe drawings, the wind wheel tov of the present invention comprises wind propelled devices s generally designated as A arranged for coi The support C comprises an elongated supporting member such as 10 preferably made of wood, and a member 11 bent to U-,

shaped form and including connecting vertically] arranged, section 14:, the arm wind propelled devices A and the connecting section 14 defining a shaft for the operable toy figure B.

Thefwind propelled devices A comprise one or more wind wheels 15 and 16,seach preferably made of a single blank of sheet tation on the shaft 12 and are separated from each other andfrom the elongated support 10 byineans, of the spacing sleeves 17 and 18, the said blades being'held against axial motion by means of a friction washer the transverse or horizontal sect ons or arms 12 and13 fixed at spaced points to the support 10 and the:

section12 defining a shaft for the 19 which preferably comprises a rubber ring frictionally held on the shaft 12. The friction washer 19 may be axially adjusted to g ve any desired pressure to tights nor loosen the blades to meet the needs or desires of service. I v e As heretofore mentioned, one of the prime objects of the present invention compre-.

hends the provision of an improved wind propelled toy in which the toy figure B is sorelated to the wind wheel that the former is operated in a positive manner without hlndermg or interfering-with the revolution of the wind wheel, the parts being further so 'corelated as to permit the movement of the toy figure into and out of co-action with a the wind wheel. These and other objects -of the invention are accomplished by the provision of the opcrable member B comprising a toy figure 20 preferably made of sheet ,materialpthe said toy figure being mounted on the shaft portion let, fonrotation by j means of upper and lower angle pieces 21 and 22 fixed to spaced portions of the body of the toy figure and apertured to receive the shaft portion 14:, the saidfigure being positioned on the shaft for rotation thereabout by means of a friction member 23. The friction member 23 preferably conbe slid or moved along the shaft portion 14 sists of rubber washer or ring which may j to adjustably position the figure on the shaft for purposes described more fully hereinafter.

To accomplish the results desired, the figur-etQO isprovided with a means which may be positioned in the path of revolution of one of the wind wheels, such for example as the wind wheel 16, and which is adapted to he struck by the latter in its revolution for revolving the toy figure in unison therewith. In the preferred construction such means comprises a starwheel 24: afiixed to the head of the figure 2O and pr-eferably to the upper aii-gle pieco 21, such star wheelbeing free from connection with the wind wheel 1'6 as clearly-shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings and lying in a planenormal to the plane ofrev-olution of the wind wheel sotha-t the points of the star wheel may be engaged intermittently by the blades of the pin wheel 16 during'rotation of'thelatter. The star wheel 24f and the pin wheel 16 thus cooperate in thenature of an intermittently operating mechanism, the parts of which are.unconnected to each otherso that both may be free torotate and maybe free to interengage during operation.

IBysthe provision of this cooperation betweeuthe parts, it is found that both the wind wheel and the toy figure are positively rotated without the interference which usually results fromtheiprovision of connecting: members between the parts. hloreover, by positioniugthe star wheelso asto be'directly engaged by the blades of the wind wheelitlie full force of'the latter is imparted to the star wheel to set the toy figure intoarapid revolution. It will be also noted: that by making the toy figure of sheet material not only is a light-weight construction produced but thelbody of'the figure during 'rotatioirdoes not collidewith the '170- tati-ng wind wheel, leaving thevsame free to cooperate mainly with the star wheel 24.

It hasbee'n found desirable "to provide means 'foradjustably relating the toy figure withthe wind propelled-wheel so as to positionthe star wheel relatively to the blades of the wind wheel to produce an operation to suitthe desiresor taste of the user, :and also to posit-io-nithe'toy figu-reJout of coactionwith the wind wheel to permit the latter to be used separately and apart from the toy:fi'gure. To' these ends the frictionri-ng or washer 23 is provided and the shaft'is made long enough so as to permit the longitudinal adjustment of the figure 20 on the shaft. When it is desired'to posi'tion'the figure out=of co action with the wind propelled wheel the ring 28 is moved'to its bottommost position with the legs 25 and 26 of the figure 2O straddling the horizontal portionlE-Softhc support 11. hen so po sitione'd the windwheels are free'to move without engagingthe star wheel 24;. If desired the legs 25 and 26 may be pivotally connected as at .27 and 728 respectively to the body'of the figure 20 so that during rotation of the figure the legs will fly out by centrifugal. action.

.The operation and use of my improved wind operated toy will in the main be fully ap-arent from the above detailed descripin the preferred form that many changes "ray be made in the construction and arrangement ofthe parts thereof without departing fromthe spirit of the invention defined in the following claims.

Iclaim- 1. A wind wheel toy comprisingra support including 'a shaft, a wind propelled wheel mounted to revolve on said shaft, a second shaft arranged at an angle to said first shaft, a toy figure mounted to revolve on said second shaft and means attached to said toy figure and 1 ing in the path of revolution'of said-wind wheel adapted to be intermittently struck by the latter in its revolution for revolving the toy'figure.

2. A wind wheel toy comprising a support including a shaft, a wind propelled wheel mounted to revolve on said shaft, a second shaft arranged at an angle to said first shaft, ;a toy'figure mountedto -revolve on said second shaft and' adjustable to and from th-e'wind propelled wheel, means attached to said toy'figure and lying in the path of revolution of said wind wheel adapted to bestruck by the latter in its revolution for revolving the toy figure and means for positioning the toyfigureinto or out of coaction with the wind -propelled wheel at the will of the operator.

A wind wheel'toy comprising a'support including a shaft, a wind propelled bibladed wheel mounted to revolve on said shaft, a second shaft arranged at an angle to said firstshaft, a toy figure made of sheet material mounted to revolve on said second shaft and means attached to said toy figure and-lying in the path of revolution of said wind wheel adapted to be intermittently struck by the blades of the wind wheel in its-revolution for revolving the toy figure.

41-. rhwindwheeltoy comprising a support 'including a shaft, a wind propelled wheel mounted to revolve on said shaft, a second shaft arranged at an angle to said first shaft, atoyfigure-wmounted'to revolve on said second shaft and a starwheel attached to said toy figure and lying in a plane normal to the plane of revolution of said wind Wheel adapted to be intermittently struck by the latter in its revolution for revolving the toy figure.

5. A Wind Wheel toy comprising a support including a shaft, awind propelled bi-bladed wheel mounted to revolve on said shaft, a second shaft arranged at right angles to said first shaft, a toy figure made of sheet material mounted to revolve on said second shaft, a star wheel attached to said toy'figure and lying in a plane normal form, fixed to said support, one'section of said memberdefining a. shaft, a wind propelled bi-bladed Wheel mounted to revolve on said shaft, another section of said nae-m ber defining a second shaft arranged at right angles to said first shaft, 'a toy figure made of sheet material mounted'to revolve about said second shaft, a star Wheel also made ofsheet material attached to said to} figure and lying in the path of revolution of said Wind Wheel adapted to be, intermitc tently struck by the latter in its revolution,

for revolving the toy figure, and a friction ring on saldsecond shaft movable for adjustably predetermining the position of said toy figure and star Wheel relative to the Wind propelled Wheel.

Signed at Brooklyn in the county of Queens and State of New York this 1st day of July A. D. 1925. I

' r "ISAAC APPELMAN. 

